tsbizzyyyy

ive been a long time advocate and ambassador for the service board

i first became involved back in 2007 through application as a prophet

when i noticed their booth in my high school cafeteria, aside from the snowboard video they had playing

they showed off their filthy t-shirts designed by pars kid (local artist)

TSBIZZY logo by PARSKID

http://www.parskid.com/

which caught my attention (ahem) so i came up and asked, “how do i get my hands on one of these filthy t shirts???”

person: just sign up!

little did i know then, it became an experience that i would cherish heavily til this day, im not sure where i would be without them… and i didnt recieve the t shirt til about 3/4 way into the 6-month long program

“In 1994, a young snowboarder named Jay Bateman was killed in a tragic, drug-related murder. Community members saw this tragic event as a call to action: no longer could we sit by while kids grew up absorbing only the messages of consumption and competition. A group of local activists decided to create a program where young people could come together to laugh, dream, think, and explore the true meaning of community: The Service Board was born. Hard work paid off, and in January of 1995 we opened our doors to high-school students from across Seattle. Since our inaugural class, the number of teenage participants, adult mentors and small business sponsors has grown each year. In fact, growing demand for tSB from students, parents, and schools led us to launch a pilot program based in the neighborhood of White Center in January 2005, serving an area that is among the most culturally diverse in the region, with one of the highest per capita populations of young people.

The Service Board provides Seattle area high school-age youth with life-changing experiences that build self-knowledge, skills, courage, and determination. TSB models the power of a supportive intergenerational culture and serves youth in need of its caring community.

The Service Board instills in high school-age youth a deep sense of life purpose based on an ethic of public service and a conviction in their abilities to shape the future.”

http://www.theserviceboard.org/

this past sunday, i had the chance to go up and photograph the new youths second day on the slopes at snoqualmie

i wanted to focus on the learning process, the beautiful day, and the friendships

since they were all mostly beginners, i chose not to focus on the actual riding

although by the end of this season, im sure theyll all be shredding maximumly..

i couldnt make it to all of the other tsb groups so i stuck with a few

and ditched the camera after lunch to ride along

i love snowboarding

and im becoming quite the teacher at it too

jay seo

tsb lunch

matt

adam

molly and lulu

adam teaching

tsbizzy

tsbizzy

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www.flickr.com/canhsolo

day off tomorrow!

exciting..and a great three day weekend ahead..

anticipations: snowboarding, photography, website

i know i pretty much failed at my goals for getting this website up

but i have made it up with plenty of pics

i have still not yet transitioned into becoming comfortably awake at 6:30 AM

and i am desiring a tremendous amount of sleep

although its not that i have been lacking rest, one can not make up hours of sleep anyways..

i think its time to give into the coffee/college student persona

tea aint cuttin it..

although i’ve gone this entire week without listening to my ipod on the bus

its been traded in for my camera

the bus

waiting for a lift up

6th floor, where my morning starts

foundations was fun today, not that its not fun everyday (if youre reading this ruthie)

we rode the bus from convention place to chinatown through the tunnel as we made gesture drawings of the people we saw on the bus, the clothing they wore, and anything specific that stood out to us for the cluster were working on. drawing is always cool, i hope it becomes an ongoing theme of this semester

we got off at the last stop of the ride free area, chinatown..my favorite place in the world

chinatown field trip, ruthie with rice crackers

cassandra

cameron

a happy justin

i really liked this one of justin too, so im including another

chris

ruthie and jenny

sara and cassandra

the lovely girl who let me use her paper (sorry! i dont remember your name yet -__-)

after foundations, i had another 4 1/2 hour brake until my next class..of which i spent 1/2 in the cafe, 2 in the library, 1 at 24 hour fitness, and 1 at the orion center..where i still remain undefeated in pool

cornish cafe

cornish cafe

jason hakala, dope videographer: www.hakalaproductions.com

i really, really, really wish i could say more

maybe ill share an essay on here later

because im feeling my posts are getting more boring..

but i am excited at how many comments ive been getting! its a total suprise that people are reading this thing

atleast i know that much..

ps

all photos were taken with my new walkaround prime lens..the sigma 30mm f/1.4

which i have to say

is doing me good right now

the colors are amazing, the depth of field is so shallow its sexy, the size and weight are minimal to fit in my bag, and the speed is remarkable in low light situations

and its wide enough for just about anything

the second day of the semester, the first day of life drawing

im excited for this class, not for the naked people

ive never been taught how to draw formally so this will be a chance to get my shit straight

..my proportions

..my shading

..and all that other stuff

the teacher seems cool too, although i cannot conclude this yet

further investigation will be required to say that for sure

like if he passes me

if he doesnt..totally not cool

not only that, but this is the epitamy of art school, that is, when i think of art school

i think of drawing naked people, not just me (thats creepy)

but an entire classroom

all concentrating on getting the penis proportion right (just kidding)

how much pressure is on that person? i couldnt imagine, i mean you have to be really, really, really comfortable with yourself to do that

i cant even do it with my clothes on

but hey, atleast i know that much about the person

and ill get to make many more notions about that person as i deconstruct them

the scars, the tattoos, the shaven areas..oh yeah

all chapters of that persons life, a biography taking place in a sketch

an autobiography of the sketcher

thats what we went through today in his lecture, really philosophical dude..thats what i think makes him seem cool to me right now

im looking forward to it

life drawing studio

roman taking a pic

the naked person poses here

anyways, we got out early because there was nothing really to do after the syllabus review

so i chilled downtown, im trying to get to know this place a little better

because the space chances throughout the day, i want to make an opportunity of having these long breaks

i ran into khelil too, it seems im always running into this guy..

khelil

4 hours later, saul picks me up infront of sephora and we head to red mill for some burger

i grab the bleu cheese bacon burger (my favorite)

everytime i go there, im proud, proud that this place is on the top 20 burger joints in america in GQ,with that issues cover being Jessica Simpson in an american flag two piece bathing suit..does it get much better than that?

then we head to EVO gear and i found the perfect camera bag

..but i couldnt afford it

like most things

it

sucks

…

Snowday Update

Ohh man!! I havent seen snow like this in Seattle for about ten years! So you know I had to take it as a golden oppurtunity to do some urban snowboarding on Beacon Hill with Jelani..Drove up to Mclellan and ran into some friends who were already a step ahead of us along with the rest of the neighborhood. Gotta love the south end for that! People brought out their inner tubes, stole garbage can lids, and ripped up real estate signs to get their sled on

I cant believe how many people are dumb enough to be driving too! i mean when else are you really going to call in for a snow day? shit…

after that, met up with the homies on Graham and had a snowball fight for like three hours, then people had to get there daily dose of church..thats when me and conrado decided to cut out

i was stranded!!!! man jelani left me on graham and i thought someone else had driven their car to graham but everybody walked! wtf!!!! so we started walking back to conrados crib..which is like 2.5 miles away

yeah thats not so bad but its hella far in snowboard boots!! and hella bus’s were crapped out on the road, like 5 on the walk back..looked like a scene from I Am Legend or something

cut down columbia street and decided to get some pho (energy booster)

i hate pho (and im vietnamese)

finally got to conrados, watched some tv, drank some heineken, and ate some pancit!! (never too full for filipino food)

woke up..ate some more pancit and then headed out on our quest to salvation

waited at the bus stop on ranier, two bus’s passed because they were full, then finally got on the third bus, got off jackson and departed

ive been trying to get my ninja with taking purely candid photos of strangers, although i do try to balance what is moral and immoral about it..at the end of the day, im taking a picture they never knew had existed and most likely will never see..and hopefully when they do, theyll call me and hire me for a job

then kicked it solo in chinatown and finally caught the 150 back to my lair

i wish i had more interesting stuff to say but im just trying to enjoy the snow as much as possible right now

my hands were freezing their hairs off taking flicks so i stopped with that although im trying to take some more shots to mess with on photoshop over break

hope you’re enjoying the snow as much as i am

Metro Bus

Metro Bus

Following People

Following People

Chinatown

Chinatown

Chinatown

Ranier

Conrado

Snow Girl

Guy

Ranier

Ranier

Happiness

Fergison

Pho!!

Ranier

Metro

ive also gotten more into these motion pics

Trees

More at: www.flickr.com/canhsolo

“lets just kick it!”

woke up, played fight night, hit up vincent, vincent came over, drove to jefferson cc, met up with oscar and j-ar, drove to beacon hill shells (best deli in the city), grabbed gizards, garlic drummettes, and arizona ice tea, drove to jensens, kicked it, hot boxed the car, went to the mall, instead of going to the mall we went back to shells, drove to red apple (few blocks down!), drove to mlk, lost joe’s car, drove along mlk til we hit skyway, drove around skyway, drove to my house, tried to play fight night but brother was playing it, finally got to the mall, hot boxed the car again, j-ar bought some gifts, walked around while everyone else in the party was “at church”, left the mall, and finally got dropped off at home…today was reminiscent of last summer, didnt matter where you were going or what you were doing as long as you had good people with you…and gas is hella cheaper..

oscars car

oscars car

im kind of digging these photos i took out the window in motion alot ranier ave

ranier ave

ranier ave

ranier ave

pretty boy j-ar

ranier ave

thats oscar, dope barber..but is he holding a gun? i dont know..i dont know.. :\

oscars pueto rican and he took this

oscars puerto rican and j-ar took this

and look at what j-ar left me on my camera..

thanks dude

ps,

i dont smoke

Kimbo Slice KO’d by Seth Petruzelli

on Saturday night…saw it, couldnt believe it, now coming to terms with it

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcj699v2EX0]

after fight commentary clip

Ken Shamrock cancelled due to injury during training

no name pink haired fighter Seth Petruzelli comes in

KO’s Slice in a matter of seconds

Lucky? MMA has dubbed him the modern-day Rocky

lets see a rematch! and then he’ll face Mr. T, a true test of skill